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= Typhoon Saola (2023) =

Typhoon Saola, also known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Goring, was an erratic, destructive, and powerful typhoon that caused widespread damage in the Philippines, Taiwan, and South China. The ninth named storm and the seventh typhoon of the 2023 Pacific typhoon season, Saola originated from an area of low pressure northeast of the Philippines.

Typhoon (Jenny)
On September 27, a low-pressure area formed near Guam, with the JTWC indicating the potential development of a tropical cyclone. It moved westward into the Philippine Sea until it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, where it was later upgraded into a tropical depression and gained the name Jenny by the PAGASA. A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was then issued for Jenny as it began to show signs of further organization. Hours later, JTWC gave its identifier 14W at 13:00 UTC (21:00 PHT). On September 28, JMA upgraded 14W into a tropical storm and attained the name Koinu, which replaced the name Tembin. PAGASA later followed suit at their 5 AM PHT bulletin, also upgrading Jenny into a tropical storm; JTWC followed thereafter.

Koinu moved west-northwestward in the Philippine Sea whilst having its low-level circulation exposed due to wind shear. Koinu then later organized further, and by the next day, the JMA upgraded Koinu into a severe tropical storm. As usual, the PAGASA followed suit a few hours later. Koinu later gradually intensified into a Category 1-typhoon by the JTWC.

Current storm information
For the latest official information, see:


 * JMA's Tropical Cyclone Information on Severe Tropical Storm 2314 (Koinu)
 * JTWC's Tropical Cyclone Warning on Typhoon 14W (Koinu)
 * PAGASA's Tropical Cyclone Bulletin on Severe Tropical Storm "Jenny" (Koinu)